[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 39 (Monday, September 28, 1998)]
[Pages 1866-1867]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

<R04>
Statement on the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Kosovo

September 23, 1998

    Today's U.N. Security Council resolution makes absolutely clear that 
the international community is determined to see an end to the violence 
and repression in Kosovo. The resolution places responsibility squarely 
on President Milosevic to take the concrete steps necessary to prevent a 
major humanitarian disaster and restore peace in the region.
    I am particularly encouraged that the resolution, adopted under 
Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter, makes clear that the deterioration of 
the situation in Kosovo constitutes a threat to regional peace and 
security.
    The United States and its allies are moving NATO activities from the 
planning stage to readiness to act. With more than 250,000 Kosovars 
displaced from their homes and cold weather coming, Milosevic must act 
immediately to heed the will of the international community.

[[Page 1867]]

Note: In his statement, the President referred to President Slobodan 
Milosevic of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).